adj

homeless

HOHM-lihs

adj

Without a permanent place to live.

"The shelter provides beds for people who are homeless."

"The flood left hundreds of families homeless overnight."

How to Use Homeless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishNot having anywhere permanent to live.

Common pairings

homeless shelter homeless population become homeless

homelesses plural

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The shelter provides beds for people who are _____.

From Old English hāmlēas, literally "home-less," built from home plus the suffix -less.

useless ageless wireless hopeless tireless careless lifeless baseless clueless timeless loveless nameless